Background: Rice is a major staple crop globally but is highly vulnerable to abiotic stresses, especially drought, which severely affects yield and food security. Drought disrupts plant growth and development, though adaptive traits vary among genotypes, making evaluation importa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45404
Soil carbon sequestration has emerged as a critical strategy for mitigating climate change while enhancing agricultural sustainability and soil health. Agricultural soils contain a substantial proportion of terrestrial carbon, with the potential to act as either carbon sources or...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45405
Herbaceous vegetation constitutes a vital component of tropical dry deciduous forest ecosystems by regulating nutrient cycling, soil stability, and regeneration processes. The present investigation documents the diversity, composition, and phytosociological structure of herbaceou...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45406
Biochar enriched with boron acts as a sustainable nutrient management approach offers a promising solution to address the micronutrient limitations and declining soil fertility. A field experiment was conducted during Kharif and Rabi 2024-25 in Mollisols at Pantnagar to study the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45407
Cropping system diversification plays an important role in improving productivity, nutrient use efficiency and sustainability of intensive cereal-based cropping systems of the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Continuous cultivation of conventional rice–wheat cropping systems has resulted in...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45397
Climate change has continued to pose a major threat to food security, particularly in developing countries where livelihoods depended on agriculture. In Kenya, flood-prone regions such as Baringo County experienced increasing climate variability, with recurrent flooding disruptin...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45398
Nitrogen fertilization with urea profoundly alters soil acidity, mineral nitrogen dynamics and microbial activity, particularly in acidic soils where nitrification-mediated proton release influences fertility and biological. The selected urea concentrations were used under contro...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45399
Climate change is intensifying abiotic and biotic stresses that threaten global food security, whilst conventional breeding timelines remain poorly matched to the pace of environmental change. This review critically examines three precision genome editing platforms—clustered regu...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45400
Introduction: Informal management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) can lead to the release of heavy metals into surrounding soils, posing environmental concerns. Aims: This study aims to assess heavy metal contamination in soils at informal WEEE management site...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45395
Soilless farming is an emerging technology utilized to production quality vegetables. The conventional open-field vegetable cultivation needs area, water sources, equipment, and optimal weather condition. In urban areas conventional vegetable cultivation practices is difficult du...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i45396